May 2015 in Sport

Events in Sport

May 2 Fight of the Century: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao in 12 for the welterweight boxing title

May 4 Golden State Warrior Stephen Curry is named MVP for the 2014-15 NBA season

May 4 Stuart Bingham wins the 2015 World Snooker Championship
May 16 140th Preakness: Victor Espinoza aboard American Pharoah wins in 1:58.46
May 20 NASCAR 2016 hall of fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
May 22 Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009
May 24 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins in 3:05:56.5286 (259.653 km/h)
May 24 Mumbai Indians defeat Chennai Super Kings to win the 2015 20/20 cricket Indian Premier League
May 26 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference
May 27 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
May 29 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Tampa Bay Lightning beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3
May 30 FA Cup Final: Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0
May 30 Alistair Cook becomes the leading run scorer of all time in test cricket for England
May 30 NHL Western Conference Finals: Chicago Blackhawks beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 3
May 31 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)

May 1 Pete Brown, American golfer (first African-American to win on PGA Tour, Waco 1964), dies at 80
May 1 Geoff Duke, English motorcycle racer (world 500cc champion 1951, 1953-55), dies at 92
May 15 Garo Yepremian, American NFL place kicker (Miami Dolphins), dies at 70
May 16 Dean Potter, American free climber and BASE jumper, dies in a BASE jumping accident at Yosemite National Park, aged 43
May 29 Doris Hart, American tennis player (6 Grand Slams) dies at 89
May 29 Henry Carr, American athlete (2 Olympic golds 200m and 4x400m relay 1964), dies at 72